Ricardo Molina Middle School
Public middle school in Laredo, Texas · United ISD · Grades 6–8
Ricardo Molina Middle School serves 769 students in grades 6–8 in Laredo (Webb County). It is one of 51 schools in United ISD. By enrollment it is the 622nd largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 16.4 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 46.93 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | United ISD |
| County | Webb County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484365013763 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | United ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 769 | 40,742 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 16.4 | 15.8 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 90.4% | 75% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 79% of Texas middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Ricardo Molina Middle School in context
Size
Of the 13 middle schools in United ISD, Ricardo Molina Middle School is the 4th largest, with 1.9% of the district's students. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 2.5 miles away and have a median of 718 students, so Ricardo Molina Middle School is close to their typical size.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 8 with 278 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 244, against an average of 256 per grade. This year grade 8 has 14% more students than grade 6 (278 against 244). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
All of its students are reported as Hispanic.
90.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 75% across United ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Ricardo Molina Middle School has 46.93 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 769 students would have about 53.4 teachers, so Ricardo Molina Middle School has 6.5 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other middle school is Los Obispos Middle School, 0.7 miles away in the same district. There are 8 middle schools within 5 miles and 15 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 99.9% |
| Two or more races | 0.1% |
48% of students are girls and 52% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 244 |
| Grade 7 | 247 |
| Grade 8 | 278 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
4301 Vientos Rd, Laredo, TX 78046
Phone: (956)473-8100
Website: uisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Ricardo Molina Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Obispos Middle School | United ISD | 0.7 mi | 620 | 14.7 | 92.9% |
| Joaquin Cigarroa Middle School | Laredo ISD | 1.3 mi | 1,053 | 11.8 | 99.6% |
| United South Middle School | United ISD | 1.5 mi | 869 | 17.9 | 79.2% |
| Lamar Bruni Vergara Middle School | United ISD | 1.9 mi | 757 | 15.8 | 92.7% |
| Raul Perales Middle School | United ISD | 3.1 mi | 648 | 16.8 | 80.7% |
| Antonio Gonzalez Middle School | United ISD | 3.2 mi | 664 | 14.2 | 90.2% |
| Lamar Middle School | Laredo ISD | 3.9 mi | 1,204 | 14.8 | 94.6% |
| Memorial Middle School | Laredo ISD | 4.6 mi | 679 | 14.6 | 97.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.